Journal of Equine Veterinary Science 35 (2015) 531–535

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Effect of Cloprostenol Administration on Interval to Subsequent Ovulation and Anovulatory Follicle Formation in Quarter Horse Mares Chelsie A. Burden, Patrick M. McCue*, Ryan A. Ferris Department of Clinical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

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Article history: Received 30 June 2014 Received in revised form 14 February 2015 Accepted 20 February 2015 Available online 28 February 2015

Prostaglandin F2a (PGF) treatment is routinely used in the reproductive management of mares to induce luteolysis and allow a subsequent return to estrus. The objective of this retrospective study was to assess the effect of follicle size at the time of administration of cloprostenol on interval to subsequent ovulation. A secondary objective was to determine the incidence of hemorrhagic anovulatory follicle (HAF) formation after PGF administration. Reproductive records of 275 mares monitored over a total of 520 estrous cycles were evaluated. All mares received a single intramuscular dose of 250 mg of the synthetic PGF analog cloprostenol sodium between days 5 and 12 after ovulation. The average interval from PGF to ovulation was 8.4  2.5 days. The interval from PGF administration to subsequent ovulation was inversely proportional to the diameter of the largest follicle at the time of treatment. Administration of cloprostenol to mares with a large (35 mm in diameter) diestrous follicle resulted in one of three outcomesdovulation within 48 hours (13.4%) with variable uterine edema, ovulation after 48 hours usually accompanied by the presence of uterine edema (73.1%), or regression without ovulation followed by emergence and eventual ovulation of a new dominant follicle (13.4%). There was no effect of mare age or season on interval from PGF to ovulation. The overall incidence of HAF development after PGF administration in this study was low (2.5%). Ó 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Keywords: Prostaglandin Cloprostenol Luteolysis Mare

1. Introduction Prostaglandins (PGFs) are commonly used in the reproductive management of mares as either a luteolytic or ecbolic agent [1–5]. Prostaglandins may be effective at inducing complete luteolysis if administered at least 4 days after ovulation [1], but the general convention in equine clinical practice is that PGFs are not routinely administered until the corpus luteum is at least 5 days old [2,6,7]. The intervals from PGF administration to initial return to estrus

* Corresponding author at: Patrick M. McCue, Department of Clinical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO. E-mail address: [email protected] (P.M. McCue). 0737-0806/$ – see front matter Ó 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jevs.2015.02.011

and subsequent ovulation are 3–4 days and 6–12 days, respectively [1,8,9]. The size of the dominant follicle at the time of PGF administration has been reported to be inversely correlated with the interval to subsequent ovulation [2,7,10]. For example, mares with small follicles at the time of PGF administration take longer to ovulate after PGF administration than mares with moderately sized follicles. It is important to note that mares with a large diestrous follicle (i.e. greater than 35–40 mm in diameter) may ovulate within 24–72 hours after PGF treatment without coming into behavioral estrus or developing endometrial edema [2,11–13]. In addition, Newcombe et al [7] reported that the interval from PGF to ovulation is shorter when larger doses of PGFs are administered in mid-diestrus, an effect that was observed at all follicle sizes. The dose of

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PGFs and follicle diameter at treatment also influenced the percentage of follicles that regressed after PGF administration, with lower doses and larger follicles more likely to be associated with follicular regression and replacement by another follicle. Reports by Ginther and Al-Mamun [14] and CuervoArango and Newcombe [15] indicate that the number of large dominant follicles and the subsequent ovulation rates are both higher after PGF administration than after nontreated or spontaneous cycles. In contrast, Samper et al [13] did not detect an increase in ovulation rate in the subsequent estrus after PGF administration. Similar discrepancies have also been reported for pregnancy rates after PGF administration, with some studies noting a decrease in pregnancy rates [10,16], whereas others report no change in pregnancy rate in the estrus after PGF administration [17]. Conflicting reports have also suggested either no association between administration of PGFs and development of a hemorrhagic anovulatory follicle (HAF) [7] or that administration of PGFs in diestrus is associated with an increased risk of development of a HAF [14,18,19]. Development of a HAF was not reported in earlier studies on the effects of PGF administration on subsequent follicular development and ovulation and is not a common observation in our clinical equine reproduction practice. The primary objectives of the current retrospective study were to reassess the effect of follicle size at the time of administration of cloprostenol on interval to subsequent ovulation. A second objective was to determine incidence of HAF formation after PGF administration. 2. Materials and Methods 2.1. Mares Reproductive records of American Quarter Horse mares housed and managed at the Equine Reproduction Laboratory, Colorado State University, between 2006 and 2013 were evaluated retrospectively. Mares and individual cycles were included in the study only if (1) the diameter of the largest follicle on each ovary was measured at the time of PGF administration; (2) serial reproductive evaluations were subsequently performed to monitor follicular development and determine whether the mare ovulated, the number of ovulations, and the day of ovulation; and (3) no hormones, such as human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) or deslorelin acetate, were administered in the subsequent estrous period to induce an early ovulation.

2.2. Cloprostenol Treatment A single intramuscular dose of 250 mg (1.0 mL) of the synthetic prostaglandin F2a analog cloprostenol sodium (Estrumate; Merck Animal Health, Summit, NJ) was administered between days 5 and 12 after ovulation. All mares were treated with cloprostenol; there was no untreated control group in this retrospective evaluation of privately owned mares in our clinical practice.

2.3. Reproductive Evaluations An ultrasound examination (7.5 mHz; EXAGO; Echo Control Medical, Angoulême, France) was performed immediately before PGF administration, and the diameters of the two largest follicles on each ovary were recorded. Mares with follicle(s) less than 30 mm in diameter were initially evaluated 4 days after PGF administration. Mares with follicles 30–34 mm in diameter were examined 2 days after PGF treatment, and mares with a diestrous follicle of 35 mm in diameter were examined the day after PGF treatment. Ultrasound examinations were performed daily on all mares once the dominant follicle was at least 30 mm in diameter and continued until ovulation, follicle regression, or formation of a HAF was detected. Follicle regression was defined as a decrease in diameter of the dominant follicle without ovulation (i.e., atresia) and replacement by development of a new dominant follicle. A HAF was defined as a dominant follicle that initially developed echogenic particles in the follicular lumen, followed by echogenic strands and eventually complete infiltration with echogenic tissue in the absence of a discernible ovulation. 2.4. Statistical Analysis Diameter of the largest follicle at the time of PGF administration was divided into subcategories for statistical analysis (

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